Whitney Expedition, Aug 18-19, 2001

Copyright 2001 KartikSheth
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Our water source
This puddle of water is our water source. We pump water for almost an hour for cooking and for the next day's hike. 97% of the viruses are caught by the filter but what about the other 3% - we start boiling water but give up soon after because its just not worth the trouble.